{"product_id":"new-yorks-poop-scoop-law-michael-brandow-9781557534927","title":"New York's Poop Scoop Law: Dogs, the Dirt, and Due Process","description":"It's hard to imagine eight million people trying to avoid dog refuse on the streets of New York City on a daily basis. Likewise, it's harder not to imagine New Yorkers from all walks of life picking up after their canines. Using plastic bags or trendy, mechanized devices, pet owners have become a unified force in cleaning up the sidewalks of the Big Apple. Not long ago, picking up after your Poodle, Puli, or Pekinese was not a basic civic duty. Initially, many politicians thought the idea was absurd. Animal rights activists were unanimously opposed. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemned the proposed legislation because it would impose undue hardship on dog owners. \u003ci\u003eNew York's Poop Scoop Law\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the integration of dog owners, a much-maligned subculture, into mainstream society by tracing the history of the legislation that the York's City Council shelved twice before, then Mayor Ed Koch was forced to go to the state level for support. Brandow shows how a combination of science and politics, fact and fear, altruism and self-interest led to the adoption and enforcement of legislation that became a shining success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Brandow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557534926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557534927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2008","brand":"Michael Brandow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129514815743,"sku":"9781557534927","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f48628f-9583-4f15-9867-7c72b7678931.jpg?v=1687464329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-yorks-poop-scoop-law-michael-brandow-9781557534927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}